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NEWS 9/13/17 10:11pm

Elon students from Virgin Islands react to Irma

By Maya Eaglin

Hurricane Irma has passed, but students on campus personally affected by the storm are still trying to figure out what happened back home. Elon University sophomore Chantrisse Howard is a St. Thomas native and first heard from her family three hours before the storm hit. Her mom told her only the windows were broken. Another three days passed until Howard heard from her family again.

NEWS 9/13/17 12:02pm

Remembrance renewed: A new push for 9/11 memories as students born in late 90s enter college

By Alex Hager

Elon SGA sets out flags to remember the lives lost on September 11, which may be more important now more than ever

LIFESTYLE 9/13/17 9:24am

What are the oddest clubs at Elon?

By Caroline Hartshorn

The annual Organization Fair highlights clubs on campus that you might not expect to see on a college campus.

NEWS 9/13/17 8:00am

College dropouts: alternative paths to success

By Mariah Posey

Traditional four-year colleges were once a must for anyone desiring career success, but the digital information age has given way to exciting new career paths that don’t require a college degree; such as media content creators, YouTube stars and web developers.

SPORTS 9/13/17 8:00am

Pair of milestones help Elon volleyball maintain win streak

By Erik Webb

For upperclassmen Sydney Busa and Maddie Jaudon, stepping onto the home court in Alumni Gym is an experience they are used to. Something they are not used to doing all the time...hitting career milestones.

NEWS 9/13/17 8:00am

EDITORIAL: Students' right to free press must be protected

By Elon News Network

Freedom of speech and press are foundational rights that must be protected in order to uphold a democratic society.

NEWS 9/13/17 8:00am

COLUMN: Whatever you do, go outside

By Alex Hager

Go outside. Whatever it is you do, there’s a way to do it outside. Walking across campus, even on the nicest of days, you’d have no idea that there are over six thousand students at Elon.

LIFESTYLE 9/12/17 9:30pm

"Why am I here?"

By Alexandra Schonfeld

This Fall Elon University welcomed 1,553 freshmen onto campus to begin the four years of their undergraduate career.

NEWS 9/12/17 8:37pm

Freshman SGA election results announced

By Emily Harrison

Elon University students gathered in downstairs Moseley to hear the results of the 2017 Student Government Association elections. Candidates crowded around Executive President Morgan Bodenarain as she announced the winners.

NEWS 9/12/17 8:05pm

Rent is rising in Alamance County, will not impact off-campus housing

By Anton L. Delgado

The increase in Elon University’s student body may be the cause of the increase in prices for surrounding off-campus apartments.

NEWS 9/12/17 7:00pm

Cheat Sheet: ‘It gets lost with everyone ... these are real people’

By Maggie Brown

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy was established by former president Barack Obama in June 2012. President Donald Trump rescinded the policy Sept. 5. Two days later, Trump tweeted, “For all of those (DACA) that are concerned about your status during the 6 month period, you have nothing to worry about - No action!” Now, the future is unclear for the thousands of people enrolled in this program.

NEWS 9/12/17 5:37pm

Gate deters drivers in Danieley Neighborhood

By Alex Xouris and MaryKate Forte

When students returned to campus, they found the Colonnades and Danieley residential neighborhoods divided by a gate. Located next to the Violet Hoffman Daniel Commons Building, this gate has been a roadblock for students driving to their classes. “I sat in front of it for a minute, but it did not open.

NEWS 9/12/17 3:29pm

Elon senior arrested in drunk driving incident

By Emily Harrison and Alex Hager

Elon University senior Haley Muratore was arrested Friday night on a charge of driving while impaired. According to the Elon Police Department, Muratore was driving on East Trollinger Avenue when her vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway striking a utility pole.

NEWS 9/11/17 1:42pm

Bringing justice to the classroom: Burlington cop attends class at Elon

By Meagan Lynn

With a notebook and pencils in tow, a gun in his holster and handcuffs in his back pocket, Captain Brian Long is ready for the first day of class.

NEWS 9/10/17 9:59pm

Junior member of Elon soccer team to appear in court following DWI arrest

By Emily Harrison

Elon University junior Billy Beresford is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 28. He was arrested early on the morning of Monday, August 28th on a charge of driving while impaired. Beresford is a member of the Elon University soccer team as a redshirt Sophomore. He appeared in 15 games in 2015 and then redshirted the following year.

NEWS 9/10/17 5:01pm

Elon students' families caught in Irma's crosswinds

By Anton L. Delgado

“It looks like a bomb's gone off,” were the first words freshmen, Hannah Clements received from her family after Hurricane Irma tore through St. Thomas, the gateway isle of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SPORTS 9/9/17 9:26pm

Cignetti gets first win as Elon head coach

By Miles Garrett

First year head coach Curt Cignetti is officially a winner at Elon University. In his second game, the Phoenix football team defeated Furman University 34-31 after a field goal by freshman kicker Owen Johnson with five seconds left.

NEWS 9/9/17 4:44pm